George Hawkins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Calcasieu-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this George Hawkins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Calcasieu-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Eleanor — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Male Head Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Calcasieu-County, Louisiana
Surname	Hawkins
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Lake Charles
Additional Details
Occupation	laborer
Industry	Road Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	16
Income (1939)	250
Highest Grade	No 0
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Lake Charles
Est. Birth Year	~1907

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

3 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
George Hawkins	Head	—	33	~1907
Almeda Hawkins	Spouse	—	29	~1911
Laura Hawkins	Daughter	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1920

Calcasieu, Louisiana

Other, age 13

Calcasieu, Louisiana · implied b. ~1907 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hawkins
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Step-son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Calcasieu, Louisiana

Son, age 22

Calcasieu, Louisiana · implied b. ~1908 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hawkins
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Longshoreman
Industry	Docks
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Calcasieu-County, Louisiana

Head, age 33

Calcasieu-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

Surname	Hawkins
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Lake Charles
Occupation	laborer
Industry	Road Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	16
Income (1939)	250
Highest Grade	No 0
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Our Model Tree links George Hawkins across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Eleanor Scott (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Eleanor Scott

b. ~1882

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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George Hawkins

Head · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Louisiana

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Calcasieu-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01390-00205)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Leon Wheat	36	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
42	Amanda Wheat	38	Wife	Servant	Louisiana
43	Luckey Richardson	42	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
44	Castilla Richardson	31	Wife	—	Texas
45	Luckey Jr. Richardson	5	Son	—	Texas
46	Stanton E. Richardson	3	Son	—	Texas
47	John C. Richardson	2	Son	—	Louisiana
48	Wilbur Wykoff	14	Step son	—	Texas
49	Norman Edwards	20	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
50	Merkey Edwards	18	Wife	—	Texas
51	Johnnie Mae Edwards	0	Daughter	—	Texas
52	Ira Rhodes	1	Daughter	—	Texas
53	Isabella Parker	70	Head	Proprietor	Alabama
54	Phillip Cassie	26	Lodger	Truck Driver	Louisiana
55	Raymond Goodman	34	Lodger	Fireman	Louisiana
56	Collins Mertz	65	Lodger	Traveling Salesman	Texas
57	Raymond R. Jenkins	48	Head	Automobile Mechanic	Ohio
58	Margaret Jenkins	34	Wife	—	Louisiana
59	Raymond Jr. Jenkins	10	Son	—	Kansas
60	Frankie Jenkins	8	Daughter	—	Kansas
61	Ramona Jenkins	8	Daughter	—	Kansas
62	Nene Savoye	34	Head	River Man	Louisiana
63	Rose Savoye	24	Wife	—	Louisiana
64	Vincent Savoye	4	Son	—	Louisiana
65	Andrew Savoye	2	Son	—	Louisiana
66	Eugene Savoye	0	Son	—	Louisiana
67	Ethel Charles	52	Head	Servant	Louisiana
68	John A. Charles	29	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
69	Ignazio Palermo	54	Head	Proprietor	Italy
70	Camelia Palermo	46	Wife	—	Italy
71	Angelina Palermo	26	Daughter	—	Louisiana
72	Johnnie Palermo	23	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
73	Anthony Palermo	15	Son	—	Louisiana
74	Julia Palermo	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
75	Daniele Palermo	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
76	Ignazio Jr. Palermo	10	Son	—	Louisiana
77	Marion Palermo	7	Daughter	—	Louisiana
78	George Hawkins THIS PERSON	33	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
79	Almeda Hawkins	29	Wife	—	Louisiana
80	Laura Hawkins	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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